Ravioli with Arugula, Tomatoes and Pancetta

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As always, Giada is amazing. My boyfriend hates anything green. So, I was kind of nervous making it. I might more pancetta next time, but thats because I feed very meat oriented crowd. After teaching all day, this was perfect and easy. Thank Giada!

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i substituted turkey bacon for the pancetta because it's what i had in the fridge and it still worked great. i also used the spinach and cheese ravioli from costo because i feel like it has a little more flavor than plain cheese ravioli. it was delicious, quick, and easy. definitely something i will make again.

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This is one of my all time favorites. The tasty blend of the arugula, tomatoes, and pancetta is divine, all atop delicious cheese ravioli. The local grocery store ran out of pancetta so I substituted the remainder with bacon (1/3 pancetta, 2/3 bacon. Regardless, it was out of this world and my whole family loved it. Thank God I doubled the recipe, because we all went for seconds! Just a little advice, make this dish!

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Easy and delicious - the pancetta gave it great depth. We also added some freshly chopped garlic and added a few toasted pinenuts as a garnish. I think this is a v. adaptable reicpe. Bacon or proscuitto can be subsituted for the pancetta and spinach for the arugula. We served it as a dinner party main dish and got great reviews.

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Don't you hate it when you think you are making a nice, fresh, light meal and then you read the back of the package to find out that 9 oz of whole wheat cheese ravioli = 1000 calories and 8 oz of pancetta = 800 calories!
So much for the "light" fare.
I made all the sauce but only used 1 pkg of the ravioli and we ate every bite.
I'll cut down on salt next time because the cheese in the ravioli is salty and of course the pancetta is salty. I want more of the arugula lemony,peppery flavor to shine through. I even used the Muir Glen tomatoes to mimic her recipe exactly. I can make modifications the next time; and there will be a next time.

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This recipe was awesome. I saw her make it this morning on her show and I thought it would be great. I couldn't get arugula at the market so I substituted baby spinach. I also had leftover tomatoes so I diced the fresh ones up instead of using canned. I added 2 garlic cloves to the recipe and that was all the changes I made. It just came out amazing and I can't wait to try it again!!

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I saw the show today and wanted to make the pasta. I saw the first review which at the time was the only one and the user didn't have the right ingredients that Giada used. Well I went ahead and made it anyways with the ingredients that were called for and my wife and I loved it. I used whole tomatoes and cleaned the seeds out and diced them. I also ran out of fresh basil which I discovered in the middle of my cooking, so I used dried basil to taste and it was just fine. I know the fresh basil wold have had a "bam" effect in taste, but overall it was very very good. I must say I learned to cook Italian food in Italy and the best foods are the simplest. This is a 5 star in our book, very quick and simple.

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I saw Giada make this on her morning show and had to try it. It was excellent.
Lite, fresh and extremely delicious. It was so fast and easy, no excuse not to make it on a weeknight. I think it would make a great dish for a small dinner party. My husband is a tough credit when I try new recipes and he said this is a dish to be put at the top of the list! Thanks Giada

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I saw this recipe on TV this afternoon, and just had to try it for dinner tonight. It was great! I did tweak it a little bit by adding some chopped garlic, and using spinach instead of the arugula. In any case, it's a keeper, and I will be making it again.

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My local store is pretty small so I couldn't find the two major ingrediants. I had to sub spinach for arugula and thick cut bacon for the pancetta.

I also added some garlic salt at the end because it still tasted a little bland. The recipe is good and light...but compared to so many of her other recipes this was not as amazing some that I have tried. I think if I try again, I can make this work.